"This the first time I've heard of an indictment of police officers in the command aspect of a situation who weren't actually involved in the shootings themselves," said Golden Gate University School of Law Professor and Dean Emeritus Peter Keane, who has served as a legal analyst for CNN, the BBC and MSNBC and is former vice-president of the State Bar of California.rn"Generally," Keane continued, "when you do see prosecution of police for unusual use of force or manslaughter, it's the officers that are actually involved in the shooting."rnA source familiar with the grand jury proceedings told the Times-Standard Tuesday the jury will hand up indictments of involuntary manslaughter to Douglas and Zanotti, who are scheduled to be arraigned Monday. The source requested anonymity, due to the secrecy of the proceedings.
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